Reviews of Accommodation in the UK & Around the World
Here you can browse and read all my reviews on accommodation I’ve stayed in around the world.
Firsthand opinions on all types, from hotels, B&Bs & self-catering apartments and lodges
VidaMar Resort Hotel – Madeira
Over the years, working as a travel journalist and editor has meant I’ve been lucky enough to experience some fine hotels. Just two, however, have stolen my heart: one is situated on the island of [...]
Funchal – 5 Favourite Places to Eat & Drink
Here at Travellowdown, we’ve recently returned from one of our best family holidays. Our destination was sunny Madeira, a beautiful island I’ve got to know so well over the years. Its bright colours, abundance of [...]
Jersey – 5 Favourite Places to Eat & Drink
The largest of the Channel Islands offers visitors myriad eateries, everything from shacks on the beach to top-end restaurants where deep pockets are recommended! Having just returned from yet another visit, here are some suggestions [...]
The Atlantic Hotel (Jersey) – Revisited
It was my last morning at the Atlantic Hotel, my favourite place to stay on Jersey, and a couple walked past as I headed to the restaurant. Pulling a hefty suitcase, the wife turned to [...]
Exploring the Lake District with The Inn Collection
My first experience of staying with the Inn Collection dates back some five years or so when the Travellowdown team explored Northumberland. Back then, the company comprised of inns largely in the northeast. But [...]
Kefalonia
Spotting throngs of excited tourists jostling for position at the quayside, we half-expected to see an A-list celebrity pulling up in their million-pound yacht. But the cameras were primed to catch sight of a more [...]
Whitbarrow Village – Lake District
Luxury Lodges – the name says it all. Superb, attractive, self-catering properties located in such delectable locations as Cornwall, the Lake District and Carmarthenshire. And it’s not all lodges, either. I was fortunate enough to [...]
5 Family-friendly Attractions in Leicestershire You Must Visit…
It's time to be honest now. When we're thinking of organising a holiday, we wouldn't automatically consider Leicestershire - well, that was the case before we visited the county during the summer. That short break [...]
JERSEY – Where to Eat & Drink
Jersey, the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands, boasts myriad cafés and restaurants catering for all kinds of dietary requirements. Here, I recommend just a handful which ticked all the right boxes when I [...]